Personal Narrative: Firework By Katy Perry

On the day of the Talent Show I had back in Philadelphia, I was preparing to perform a show for the audience with a couple of classmates. I couldn’t make as many friends as I could in Puerto Rico because I forgot how the culture is in Philadelphia for over three years. I was alone, the rest of my family and friends were in Puerto Rico and I only had my Grandmother and Uncle as company. So, as I nervously walked on the stage standing in front of the whole school, I wanted to back out but I promised my classmate that I would perform with him because he needed someone that could sing. So I began to sing the lyrics of a song called “Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars” and my so called band began to play their own instruments to synchronize with the music.

When I was in the third grade and began to take an interest in musicals, my two best friends and I decided we would perform “Popular” from Wicked in our school’s talent show. I was looking forward to having fun with my friends onstage, but secretly I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. I had so many doubts about going onstage in front of my entire school. What if they thought I sang badly? Why didn’t we use backup music? Pink is definitely not my color. It was my first time singing by myself with a large audience watching me, but nonetheless, the three of us went onstage. Regardless of what others may have thought about us, we all felt exhilarated and relieved once we were done.

The next day was my first rehearsal. I was so anxious about meeting the people who would be part of my court. I am not an extroverted person, so the thought that I had to socialize with people who I did not know made me really nervous. I was also really anxious because it was the day that I was going to give the announcement of what they were going be wearing. The girls would be wearing long silver dresses and the guys would be wearing tuxes with pink accents. When I gave them this information Moises said, “Silver?!” and let me say that it was not really encouraging.

So I kept on with the practices for Juan Gabriel’s concert. The time went by really quickly. It was already Saturday night and we were a few hours of dancing. I began to feel thirsty and some guy told me there were some juices for us to drink. I drank 2 or 3 and I started to feel dizzy, I realized then the juices weren’t juices at all. It was time now to dance and the manager yelled us to get to the scenario to perform. And I was there… facing 40,000 people, feeling really dizzy because of the damn juices, and smiling like nothing was happening. Juan Gabriel started to sing and we started our routine. When we were done everyone was clapping and yelling. We got off the scenario and everyone told us we did great, my professor congratulated me for my progress, and I just thanked God for not having fallen from the

The morning of the dress rehearsal I go over my lines once more. The cast was told that we would go to first and second and then leave for third. Some people were so nervous they were biting, some running around with excitement. As for me I feel excited but as the show gets closer and closer my mind is having confits. We get to the stage and put on our costumes and makeup. My hands were so shaky I had to have someone else do my make up.

At 10 I was invited to join the school choir. We sang as the music teacher played the piano till she stopped and said someone was flat. I was smiling thinking no way, not me. She pointed at me - It’s you. I was embarrassed as the other kids started to laugh at me.

In my younger years I was highly involved in show choir and school productions. Any way I could get on stage and strut my stuff I would take it. My sixth grade year of elementary school, the year before I would make the massive leap into middle school, I decided I would perform in my final production. The play was Aladdin and I had my eye on the role for the Genie and I wanted this role so much. I practiced this role day and night from singing to dancing to even some impressions anything that would ensure my little mind that I would get the part.

I still remember it to this day my dad came home told me about this dance group that was starting in community and he ask me did I wanted to join I told him yes as long as it was hip hop and he said it was. After that little discussion next day I signed up with a group of four girls and I was the only guy and I did not mind because we still did hip hop and I got to freestyle little bit. At that time, I did not know what we going to have to perform in front of an audience. I also did not know how huge the

The nerves took control of my body, but I was prepared. Growing up in a Mexican-American household, I was introduced to the importance of music early on. Mariachi taught me that Hispanic sounds bring joy to one’s soul. Adaptation was slow, but it led to the development of my own distinct musical taste. Popular music dominates my heart. The lyrics embellishing themselves into my mind, the words softly spoken through my lips, the sounds of vibrations pitted against my eardrums. It was at this moment that I realized music would turn into a noteworthy piece of my future. At the age of 15, it finally struck me. I needed to consider singing as a more important factor of my life. Vocal lessons were required to meet my musical dreams. Coming from a

I have a girlfriend and her name is Meghan Vaughn and I love her to the moon and back. So how me and her got together is that one day my friend Bella told me to go to the park. So I did.

Ever since I was young I have been singing. At five years old it was "Route 66" by John Mayer because it was featured in the movie Cars. Now, I sing anything from "Cantique" (a traditional French choral piece) to "Damned for All Time" in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. I believe in the power of music.

“When I was a little kid I had a good friend who lived down the road from me. Her name was Aria Robin Hunter. I always thought it was cool she had two first names but she thought it was bothersome since she had to explain it to everyone. Aria Robin was always a very creative girl, even for a kid, she seemed to have all these never ending ideas. She was perfectly fine with being left to her thoughts even when it was because all the other kids thought she was weird. She never minded them when they saw her creations as strange alien things. All she said to the boy who told her an animal she drew was strange looking was that he simply hadn’t seen one before. She didn’t seem odd to me when we were little but I began to see her differently as we

I remember not being very confident at all, because I did not know what to expect. We went and bought a dress, shoes, and then got my hair and makeup done. I had practiced walking for weeks before this beauty walk, and so when I got on stage, I wasn’t nervous. I smiled, walked as slowly as possible, and made sure I kept eye contact with the judges. When we were called back out on stage for top 10, which is when I became extremely nervous, I did not think my name would be called, but it was! I had to go on stage and walk again, and this time my nerves took over. I finally got off stage and went backstage to relax for a minute. When we were called back out, it was time to announce the top 5, and the winner. While I stood there waiting, they starting calling 4th. 3rd, 2nd, and 1st runner up and I never heard my name, so I had lost all hope. I will never forget what happened next, the announcer said and the Miss Duncanville for this year is… Kalee Jones! I was shocked I did not move from where I was standing for a

As we began to learn our singing parts and I heard all the beautiful voices surrounding me, I had a moment when I thought, "Oh my, God. I don't think I'm talented enough to be a part of this cast. At some point someone, or all of the production staff, is going to realize that they made a huge mistake." As I drove home I kept telling myself that I am going to need to work extremely hard and bust my little booty to prove that I belong in the cast.

I grew up listening to music everyday not knowing it would save my life in the end... the words that I would listen to would somehow connect with how I was feeling or what I was going through. Music truly soothes the soul and just somehow gives you hope to continue on or to stop something. I think I related my problems to the songs, it would give me comfort knowing I wasn't the only one who was feeling the way I once was. It showed me life was worth living and fighting for. Take Demi Lovato for instant, she was going through major depression and found herself through the music she would produce. A lot of artist are actually like this and only some really come out and tell their true story on how music saved them. It's incredible to know that no matter what you're going through someone, somewhere has gone through it too.